Congenital giant aneurysm of the left atrial appendage mimicking pericardial absence: Case report

Japanese Circulation Journal

Volumn 65, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 56-59

  Kunishima, T ^a   Musha, H ^a   Yamamoto, T ^a   Aoyagi, H ^a   Kongoji, K ^a   Imai, M ^a   Ozawa, A ^a   So, T ^a   Nagashima, J ^a   Murayama, M ^a  

^a NONE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Chest; Congenital left atrial appendage aneurysm; Magnetic resonance imaging

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; HEART ANEURYSM; HEART LEFT ATRIUM; HUMAN; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PERICARDIUM; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; TRANSESOPHAGEAL ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY;

ADULT; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; DIAGNOSTIC ERRORS; HEART ANEURYSM; HEART ATRIA; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; PERICARDIUM;

EID: 0035168644     PISSN: 00471828     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1253/jcj.65.56     Document Type: Article

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